June ushered in the opening of Red Diamond Yoga in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles, a studio that values personal exploration, letting go of judgment, and, more especially, a love of one’s self. Nestled in the highly diverse Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles, Red Diamond offers two spacious, light-filled studio rooms where classes are [...]
Opened on June 8 of this year, Hollywood Power Yoga is an intimate studio located at the busy corner of Wilton and Fountain Avenues in the heart of Hollywood. HPY founders Liz Espersen, Sean Hanley, Caitlin Talbot, and Henry McMillan are yoga teachers and good friends who had a vision: to create a cooperative where [...]
On June 27, Santa Monica’s trendy Third Street Promenade welcomed the new Athleta retail store. This brand, owned by the Gap Inc., provides female fitness enthusiasts with stylish clothes for yoga and other pursuits. Spacious, bright, and upbeat, Athleta Santa Monica celebrates and empowers the female form with flattering apparel and their “Power to the [...]
Acuveda Holistic Health Center offers both acupuncture and Ayurvedic treatments under one roof along with a new opened up space for Yoga classes, allowing the local community to initiate a daily practice as a means of preventive health care. The homegrown family-owned clinic and studio is located in a bustling shopping center at Rosecrans Avenue [...]
In Sanskrit, Shala is translated as ‘house’ or ‘room’, and Santosha means ‘contentment.’ Owner and founder Christina Martini knew she wanted to create a space that would offer contentment. Having worked as a nurse with cancer patients in Guam for three years, Christina saw the thera-peutic effects of Ashtanga with her own patients and knew [...]
On May 4, 2013, Golden Bridge Yoga opened its newest location in Santa Monica. It is already an influential presence in the Kundalini Yoga community, with two other locations firmly rooted in Hollywood and Manhattan. Established in 2002, the flagship Hollywood studio was co-founded by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, who began studying with Yogi Bhajan shortly [...]
On the south side of Redondo Beach, The Hot Yoga Center opened in a new development. The spacious 3,000 square foot studio with 1,600 square feet of practice space is owned by brother and sister Roberto and Paola Borgonovo. The Hot Yoga Center offers a variety of classes, including different levels of their unique Novo [...]
Heart and Sol Yoga is an intimate space with a tranquil atmosphere that offers weekly Flow and Yin classes as well as the Buddhist spiritual practice of Thai Yoga Therapy. The studio, located at the Healing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks, exudes a sense of calm. Owner Meaghan Snider wants it to be a positive [...]
Uttanasana is Sanskrit for “standing forward fold,” a grounding pose that resonated with Matt Bedrosian. “When you bend forward, you are turning inward physically and emotionally,” explains Matt. With inspiration from the pose and positive connotations to the word “forward”—forward thinking, moving forward, paying it forward—it was only natural for Matt to name his new [...]
Guru Jagat officially swung open the barn doors to Ra Ma Institute for Applied Yogic Science and Technology on April 19. Did I say barn door? Yes indeed! The entrance into the yoga room is defined by a sliding antique barn door, hand-crafted and designed by Guru Jagat with repurposed wood. This independent Kundalini studio, [...]